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HMS Protector: Atlantic Ocean

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether she is taking steps to procure an icebreaker ship to complement HMS Protector for future operations in the Atlantic Bastion.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
25 Jun 2025
Target answer date
30 Jun 2025
Answer
3 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether she is taking steps to procure an icebreaker ship to complement HMS Protector for future operations in the Atlantic Bastion.

  2. 30 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    As highlighted in the Strategic Defence Review, Atlantic Bastion is the Royal Navy’s plan to secure the North Atlantic for the UK and NATO against the persistent and growing underwater threat from a modernising Russian submarine force. While an icebreakin...

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